All the Times Hilary Duff Has Given Us the Wisdom We Needed

Updated on 11/17/2019 at 5:20 PM

Hilary Duff has been an icon since her days as Lizzie McGuire, so it's no surprise that she's still one of our favorite Hollywood stars today. The actress is getting ready for the reboot of Lizzie McGuire, slated to reunite the original cast in a new comedy for Disney+, so we're looking back at some of her best moments and quotes over the years. Duff has gone through plenty of ups and downs, both personally and professionally, but she's always handled things with a lot of compassion and honesty, especially when talking about tough stuff in the public eye. Take a look!

Hilary Duff's Quotes About Marriage

"You have to have a lot of patience, and [fiancé Matthew Koma] sure has with me . . . I feel blessed to have him. He's complimentary and appreciative of the things I do for him every day, but sometimes I can forget to tell him that he's doing a good job as well!"
"It's something to be taken very seriously, and I was so happy to be married [to ex-husband Mike Comrie]. I think that I was in a very successful marriage for a long time. I never want to have any negative . . . I mean, that's hard to say: 'no negative feelings.' But we got together based on love, and we separated in a very loving way. I can't imagine going through that process with anyone but him, and he continues to be my very good friend . . . But marriage is sacred and marriage is not for everyone. Marriage is work. Marriage is really hard."

Hilary Duff's Quotes About Happiness

"I think when I feel balanced with family and work and having enough time for myself, that is happiness to me. 'Cause those are all elements that mean everything to me, so when it's just cruising along at a nice balanced pace, I think I feel my most happy."
"The key to a happy life is cheese. It's a real problem. I can't say no to it!"
"I'm kind of addicted [to writing a gratitude journal] . . . As I get older, I feel more comfortable 'leaning out.' I don't need to cram every day full, because I can and because I'm capable. I have worked my whole life."

Hilary Duff's Quotes About Childhood Stardom

"I embrace the mess. I had to be careful not to screw up in public as a child actor. So on my new show, Younger — which is written by Darren Star, who created Sex and the City — it's really fun for me to play Kelsey, a 27-year-old book editor whose personal life is a hot mess. She always chooses the wrong guy, drinks way too much, and has to cover for herself the next morning."
"A fake ID would never work for me because they'd be like, 'We know who you are.' I think I had my sister's old ID."
"There's definitely a stereotype because of my past, starting so young and people growing up with me. But I think [Younger] felt like a step in the right direction. I never really let it make decisions for me. I never wanted to sign onto a show that I didn't feel was a good fit for me."

Hilary Duff's Quotes About Her Famous Roles

"I obviously love Lizzie so much. We're connected and tethered at the soul for life. It just wasn't right until now. I wasn't excited or moved with any of the ideas I heard, or I wasn't coming up with any ideas myself to pitch. I didn't just want to come back because everybody loved her from a moment in time that stuck with them for a lifetime."
"Being in my 30s, it felt like a good time to revisit her. It's a complicated stage. That's what people loved about Lizzie so much — that phase of becoming a teenager. It's such a complicated but fun part of time to navigate. She was everyone's best friend. She was faced with every challenge that was relatable. Now, I think stepping into the role as a 30-year-old trying to navigate life is equally interesting. Or more specifically, waking up on your 30th birthday and thinking, This isn't how I planned this to look, what do I do now? That's an interesting story to me, and that's a good journey I want to go on with everyone again who was there for her preteen years."
"[Lizzie] is such a big part of me and my life, and now she's 30, and I feel like I'm going to have to learn some of her quirky faces again. But I'm excited!"

Hilary Duff's Quotes About Motherhood

"Being a mom is my No. 1 role in life, so I'm a little worried, but we're going to make it all happen."
"It was a little isolating in the beginning because I didn't have any friends that had babies yet . . . I knew it was the most important, biggest job in the world, but it looks very different once you're just in the household with the baby by yourself all the time."
"I read a lot of books and did research, but until you're holding your baby, I think you're always a little worried because it's the unknown."
"I realize now that it's the love you have for your children that makes everything possible — the sleepless nights, the times when you're most scared or stressed, you feel like no one understands you or no one's in the position that you're in. The love you have for your child is so much greater than any challenge you'll face as a parent, and that's what helps you through."